6 Quirks

Alright, alright, I'm updating our blog! I know, it's been a long time, but it takes forever for pictures to upload and I just don't have the patience. But, this post doesn't require any pictures, so here goes. Since Michelle tagged me and asked me so politely to update my blog, here are 6 quirks. :o)

1. I am obsessive/compulsive when it comes to being clean and organized. Everything in my house has it's place and order. I have to fight myself from following Ben around putting things away. He knows how OCD I am about this, so he is very good about cleaning up after himself. It's especially hard when he's cooking- I feel like I have to put things away for him immediately when he's done using it. Sometimes I do it a little too fast and he has to get out whatever I put away to use again. I am trying to be better about this!

2. I do not like being dirty, so I will usually shower twice a day, especially if I exercise at night. I love to be nice and clean before I get in bed. If I don't shower, I usually can't fall asleep as fast because I'm thinking about the germs that are on me. I do not like to feel like I'm dirty or stinky.

3. Speaking of stinky, I have an extremely sensitive nose. Lots of smells bother me and I've gotten the nickname "The Nose" from several family members. Animal smells especially bother me. I have a hard time going into my sister's barn, or to see the animals at fairs because the smell makes me want to throw up. I love to look at animals, but I do not usually like to touch them because then I feel like my hands smell really bad and I picture all the animal germs on me. I used to have to take a shower after I played with our pet basset hounds growing up. Those dogs especially stink!

4. I can't wear my pants more than once because they just feel different the next day- too lose and baggy feeling. Plus, back to the germ/smelly issues, I feel like they are too dirty or smelly. I've gotten better about that recently, but still love to have brand clean clothes to wear. I'm sensing a pattern with my quirks...

5. I'm trying to think of quirks other than clean/smelly ones... Oh, here's one. I have this wierd quirk that I have to turn the computer monitors off right when I'm done using the computer... I'm not sure why. I just feel like it looks more organized and neat when they are off... I guess that still fits under the clean category... oh well. Even if Ben has just used the computer and I see that the monitors are on from across the room, I have to go over and turn them off. I really don't know where that came from!

6. Last quirk... I have this wierd thing that I have to clear out all the emails from my inbox. For some reason I don't like to have emails in there. Once I read an email, I have to either delete it and empty the trash bin, or put it in one of my folders if it's an email I want to save. I will also go through and organize/clean out my folders and get rid of emails I don't need anymore.

So, there you have it. Doing that really made me see that I am a very obsessive/compulsive person. Maybe I need to work on some things.... :o) Ok, I guess I need to tag some people... well, anyone that wants to do it, I'd love to read! I will try to be better about posting. Hopefully pictures won't take so long to upload.